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"And the trench was a reeking shambles" [Stereograph]
Stereograph, "'And the trench was a reeking shambles.' German dead in the La Bassee area," Image number V18858, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1919. Image of dead servicemen in trenches. Caption on reverse describes the battle at La Bassée…

[Deceased serviceman on USS Essex]
Photograph of a deceased serviceman on the USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944. The verso inscription notes that the serviceman was killed during a kamikaze attack.Inscription on verso: "CV-9 / 11-25-44 / Casualty of kamikazi [sic]."

[Dead Japanese serviceman tangled in wire and debris]
Photograph of a dead Japanese serviceman tangled in wire and debris, possibly on Saipan, circa 1944-1945. Caption on accompanying document: "35. A good Jap."

[Four images of dead bodies]
Composite photograph of four images of dead bodies, circa 1939-1945.Stamped on verso: "Not for publication."

[Sunken road lined with dead bodies and debris]
Photograph of a sunken road lined with dead bodies and debris, France, July 19, 1918.Included caption: "A slightly sunken road used by the Germans as a trench and trench mortar position, captured by French and Americans in their advance. The deserted…

[Dead bodies lying in trench]
Photograph of dead bodies lying in a trench, likely in France, circa 1918-1919.Part of the Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album, an album containing 129 photographs related to Meyers's service as an airplane mechanic in France during and after World…

[Dead bodies on battlefield]
Photograph of dead bodies on a battlefield, likely in France, circa 1918-1919.Part of the Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album, an album containing 129 photographs related to Meyers's service as an airplane mechanic in France during and after World…

[Soldier and horse killed by artillery fire]
Photograph of soldier and horse killed by artillery fire, circa 1918-1919.Inscription: "Horse and rider struck by American shell."Part of the Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album, an album containing 129 photographs related to Meyers's service as an…

[Dead bodies lying in trench]
Photograph of dead bodies lying in a trench, likely in France, circa 1918-1919.Part of the Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album, an album containing 129 photographs related to Meyers's service as an airplane mechanic in France during and after World…

[Serviceman sitting next to charred body]
Photograph of a serviceman sitting next to a charred body on a battlefield, likely in France, circa 1918-1919.Part of the Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album, an album containing 129 photographs related to Meyers's service as an airplane mechanic in…
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